My Life in Art
D
Wendy gets high for the 2nd show
G
I watch her dance and I watch her flow
D G
for a dollar
D
She dreams of Vegas and the desert strips
G D G
Where she can dance and she can make a lot of money
D
She left her home in a pickup truck
G
Left her husband when he beat her up
D G
And now she works all night
D
But the Kansas wind wont freeze her heart
G
No the train just rolls right off her back
D G
Shes gonna be alright
Bm G
Just tell me about the boulevards
Bm D
Tell me about your life in art
Bm D
Yeah tell my about the boulevards
Bm N.c
cos Europe always seemed so far
D
You look so young and you talk so old
G
Lighten up babe i might just take you
D G
home if youre lucky
D
and those bums on the corner will take your time
G
Sell you their stories for a nickel
and a dime
D G
you could learn something
D
and she stares so hard at those neonlights
G
I swear to God shes gonna bust them up
D G
Shes gonna bust them up
Bm G
Just tell me about the boulevards
Bm D
Tell me about your life in art
Bm D
Yeah tell my about the boulevards
Bm N.c
cos Europe always seemed so far
D
You read som ebooks and thay
broke your heart
G
But you dont know
one thing about life
D G
Youre just a pretty boy
D
She laughs as she lights
a ciggarette
G
Throws her arms around my neck
D
She says Ill kill you
G D G
Ill kill you just for trying
Bm
Cos you dont even have the money
G
you dont have the money
Bm G
Just buy me a drink and well call
it quits
Bm G D D
Tell me all about your pretty boy face etc
{Note: Just before the change from D to G you could play a
Dsus (just lift your finger from the lowest string) and the
song will sound great. }
4AD, Written by Neil Halstead